From rsun at rpi.edu  Mon Apr  2 15:55:52 2012
From: rsun at rpi.edu (Professor Ron Sun)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 15:55:52 -0400
Subject: [ACT-R-users] INNS Award Nominations
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> From: Linda Potchoiba <lpotchoiba at reesgroupinc.com>
> Date: April 2, 2012 3:16:38 PM EDT
>
> The International Neural Network Society's Awards Program is  
> established to recognize individuals who have made outstanding  
> contributions in the field of Neural Networks.  Up to three awards,  
> at most one in each category, are presented annually to senior,  
> highly accomplished researchers for outstanding contributions made  
> in the field of Neural Networks.
>
> The Hebb, Helmholtz and Gabor Awards:
> The Hebb Award - recognizes achievement in biological learning.
> The Helmholtz Award - recognizes achievement in sensation/perception.
> The Gabor Award - recognizes achievement in engineering/application.
>
> Young Investigator Awards:
> Up to two awards are presented annually to individuals with no more  
> than five years postdoctoral experience and who are under forty  
> years of age, for significant contributions in the field of Neural  
> Networks.
>
> Nominations:
> 1. The Awards Committee should receive nominations of no more than  
> two pages in length, specifying:
> -The award category (Hebb, Helmholtz, Gabor, or Young Investigator)  
> for which the candidate is being nominated.
> -The reasons for which the nominee should be considered for the award.
> -A list of at least five of the nominee's important and published  
> papers.
> 2. The curriculum vitae of both the nominee and the nominator must  
> be included with the nomination, including the name, address,  
> position/title, phone, fax, and e-mail address for both the nominee  
> and nominator.
> 3. The nominator must be an INNS member in good standing. Nominees  
> do not have to be INNS members. If an award recipient is not an INNS  
> member, they shall receive a free one-year INNS membership.
> 4. Nominators may not nominate themselves or their family members.
> 5. Individuals may not receive the same INNS Award more than once

> All nominations will be considered by the Awards Committee and  
> selected ones forwarded to the INNS Board of Governors, along with  
> the Committee's recommendations for award recipients. Voting shall  
> be performed by the entire BoG.
>
> Please email the 2013 nominations along with their attachments  
> directly to the chair of the Awards Committee at leonid at seas.harvard.edu 
> , with a copy to the Secretary of the Society at jonathan at sit.kmutt.ac.th 
>  by June 1, 2012.  Please use the following subject line in the  
> email: INNS award nomination.
>
> You may view this information at www.inns.org (under "Awards  
> Program").

========================================================
Professor Ron Sun
President, International Neural Network Society

Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
Troy, NY 12180, USA

phone: 518-276-3409
fax:   518-276-3017
email: dr.ron.sun [AT] gmail.com
web:   http://sites.google.com/site/drronsun
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From cfp2012 at gcis.csie-conf.org  Fri Apr  6 17:42:41 2012
From: cfp2012 at gcis.csie-conf.org (=?utf-8?B?5YiY6ICB5biI?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 05:42:41 +0800
Subject: [ACT-R-users] Congress on Intelligent Systems & Software
	Engineering (IEEE Xplore/Ei Compendex/ISTP)
Message-ID: <779C968567D59EE4FC3DF41AA3C7BBF8@tqj>

2012 3rd Global Congress on Intelligent Systems (GCIS 2012)
http://gcis-conf.org 
2012 3rd World Congress on Software Engineering (WCSE 2012)
http://wcse-conf.org 
6-8 November 2012, Wuhan, China
GCIS & WCSE 2012 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent innovations and new techniques in intelligent systems and software engineering.
GCIS & WCSE 2012 conference proceedings will be published by the CPS which will include the conference proceedings in the IEEE Xplore and submit the conference proceedings to Ei Compendex and ISTP for indexing (1st GCIS & WCSE 2009 and 2nd GCIS & WCSE 2010 proceedings were already indexed in Ei Compendex). Selected papers will be published in related journal special issues in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (SCI; Impact Factor: 1.614), Decision Support Systems (SCI; Impact Factor: 2.622), Information Systems Frontiers (SCI; Impact Factor: 1.309), Information Systems Management (SCI; Impact Factor: 0.756), and Enterprise Information Systems (SCI; Impact Factor: 2.809) after expansion, review, and revision as required. The registration fee of US$430 or RMB 2700 includes publication of 1 paper, lunches, dinners, and banquet.
Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 
GCIS: artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent control and automation, computational intelligence, soft computing, nature-inspired computation, bio-inspired algorithms, neuro-fuzzy techniques, genetic and evolutionary algorithms, semantic web, etc..
WCSE: Software metrics; Software tools and development environments; Software policy and ethics; Programming languages; Internet and information systems development;  Software requirements; Software architecture and design; Software components and reuse; Software testing and analysis; Human-Computer Interaction; Software processes and workflows; Software dependability, safety, privacy and reliability; Reverse engineering and maintenance; Program comprehension and visualization, etc.. 
Wuhan is known as the "Homeland of White Clouds and Yellow Crane" and is one of China's largest cities. There are many scenic spots and historical sites within and around Wuhan, for example, the Yellow Crane Tower, the East Lake, many charming colonial style buildings along Yanjiang Street and around Hongshan Square.
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline:                                      15 April 2012
Review Notification:                                                    15 June 2012
Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline:         15 August 2012
In addition to research papers, the conference also encourages companies and institutions to showcase their modern products and equipment in the conference areas.
Please email your inquiries to GCIS2012 at whut.edu.cn (for GCIS 2012) or WCSE2012 at whut.edu.cn (for WCSE 2012).
 
Please forward to colleagues/students. 
 
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From cisp-bmei-cfp at cqupt.edu.cn  Mon Apr  9 19:50:31 2012
From: cisp-bmei-cfp at cqupt.edu.cn (BMEI CISP)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:50:31 +0800
Subject: [ACT-R-users] [IEEE Xplore/ISI/Ei] Informatics Track Extended
	Deadline 21 May, Chongqing, China
Message-ID: <534016348.14467@localhost.com>

Dear Colleague,
 
Topics of the BMEI 2012 Special Track on Informatics include (but are not limited to): Communications and Networking, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Intelligent Computing, Information Security, Automation and Control, etc..  Due to numerous requests, the submission deadline is extended to 21 May 2012.
 
We cordially invite you to submit a paper to the upcoming 2012 5th International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2012) and 2012 5th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP 2012), to be jointly held from 16-18 October 2012, in Chongqing, China. BMEI'12-CISP'12 is a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of multimedia, signal processing, biomedical engineering and informatics. BMEI?12-CISP?12 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
 
As with past CISP-BMEI conferences, all papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as included in the IEEE Xplore (IEEE Conference Record Number for CISP'12: 20190; IEEE Conference Record Number for BMEI'12: 20189). Substantially extended versions of best papers will be considered for publication in a CISP'12-BMEI'12 special issues of the Multimedia Tools and Applications and China Communications journals (both SCI-indexed).  
 
Renowned as the Mountain City, Chongqing is a magnet for visitors from home and abroad for its cultural heritage and numerous attractions. There are many karst caves, hot springs, and gorges in the area. Major tourist spots in and near Chongqing include Dazu Grottoes (rock carvings began in the Tang Dynasty 650 A.D.), Three Gorges, Jinyun Mountain Natural Reserve, Hongya Cave, Shibaozhai, Wulong Karst, etc.. The registration fee of US$430 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions.
 
To promote international participation of researchers from outside the country/region where the conference is held (i.e., China?s mainland), researchers outside of China?s mainland are encouraged to propose invited sessions. The first author of each paper in an invited session must not be affiliated with an organization in China?s mainland. All papers in the invited sessions can be marked as "Invited Paper". The organizer(s) for each invited session with at least 6 registered papers will (jointly) enjoy an honorarium of US*D 400. Invited session organizers will solicit submissions, conduct reviews and recommend accept/reject decisions on the submitted papers. Invited session organizers will be able to set their own submission and review schedules, as long as a list of recommended papers is determined by 10 August 2012. Each invited session proposal should include: (1) the name, bio, and contact information of each organizer of the invited session; (2) the title and a short synopsis of the invited session. Please send your proposal to cisp-bmei at cqupt.edu.cn
 
For more information, visit the conference web page:
 
   http://cisp-bmei.cqupt.edu.cn 
 
If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at cisp-bmei at cqupt.edu.cn
 
Join us at this major event in beautiful Chongqing !!!
 
Organizing Committee
cisp-bmei at cqupt.edu.cn
 
P.S.: Kindly forward to your colleagues and students in your school/department.
 
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From cfp2012 at gcis.csie-conf.org  Tue Apr 17 10:58:37 2012
From: cfp2012 at gcis.csie-conf.org (=?utf-8?B?5YiY6ICB5biI?=)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:58:37 +0800
Subject: [ACT-R-users] Congress on Intelligent Systems & Software
	Engineering (IEEE Xplore/Ei Compendex/ISTP)
Message-ID: <2FBF1440061921420D279B50D7D32207@kizqlq>

2012 3rd Global Congress on Intelligent Systems (GCIS 2012)
http://gcis-conf.org 
2012 3rd World Congress on Software Engineering (WCSE 2012)
http://wcse-conf.org 
6-8 November 2012, Wuhan, China
GCIS & WCSE 2012 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent innovations and new techniques in intelligent systems and software engineering. Due to many requests, the submission deadline is now extended to 16 June 2012.
GCIS & WCSE 2012 conference proceedings will be published by the CPS which will include the conference proceedings in the IEEE Xplore and submit the conference proceedings to Ei Compendex and ISTP for indexing (1st GCIS & WCSE 2009 and 2nd GCIS & WCSE 2010 proceedings were already indexed in Ei Compendex). Selected papers will be published in related journal special issues in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (SCI; Impact Factor: 1.614), Decision Support Systems (SCI; Impact Factor: 2.622), Information Systems Frontiers (SCI; Impact Factor: 1.309), Information Systems Management (SCI; Impact Factor: 0.756), and Enterprise Information Systems (SCI; Impact Factor: 2.809) after expansion, review, and revision as required. The registration fee of US$430 or RMB 2700 includes publication of 1 paper, lunches, dinners, and banquet.
Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 
GCIS: artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent control and automation, computational intelligence, soft computing, nature-inspired computation, bio-inspired algorithms, neuro-fuzzy techniques, genetic and evolutionary algorithms, semantic web, etc..
WCSE: Software metrics; Software tools and development environments; Software policy and ethics; Programming languages; Internet and information systems development;  Software requirements; Software architecture and design; Software components and reuse; Software testing and analysis; Human-Computer Interaction; Software processes and workflows; Software dependability, safety, privacy and reliability; Reverse engineering and maintenance; Program comprehension and visualization, etc.. 
Wuhan is known as the "Homeland of White Clouds and Yellow Crane" and is one of China's largest cities. There are many scenic spots and historical sites within and around Wuhan, for example, the Yellow Crane Tower, the East Lake, many charming colonial style buildings along Yanjiang Street and around Hongshan Square.
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline (Extended):                   15 June 2012
Review Notification:                                                     15 June 2012
Final Papers and Author Registration Deadline:         15 August 2012
In addition to research papers, the conference also encourages companies and institutions to showcase their modern products and equipment in the conference areas.
Please email your inquiries to GCIS2012 at whut.edu.cn (for GCIS 2012) or WCSE2012 at whut.edu.cn (for WCSE 2012).
 
Please forward to colleagues/students. 
 
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From ragni at cognition.uni-freiburg.de  Tue Apr 24 09:02:02 2012
From: ragni at cognition.uni-freiburg.de (Marco Ragni)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:02:02 +0200
Subject: [ACT-R-users] Open Positions for fMRI research and ACT-R
Message-ID: <4F96A44A.5020005@cognition.uni-freiburg.de>


- OPEN POSITION -

Postgraduate/PhD/Junior Researcher Positions for fMRI research and ACT-R
(50% TVL-13)

at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center
SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Freiburg
in the Project R8-[CSpace]: Cognitive Complexity
in Human Spatial Planning

- Under the condition of job release /
  (vorbehaltlich der Mittelfreigabe) -


APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 MAY 2012
(or until a suitable candidate is found)


- Project Description: -

The research project R8-[CSpace] investigates questions concerning the 
cognitive complexity involved in reasoning with spatial relational 
reasoning problems and spatial planning scenarios. We address the 
desideratum of a cognitive complexity theory from a formal and 
computational side by using methods from artificial intelligence (AI) 
flanked by imaging techniques like fMRI and behavioral experiments to 
identify the influence of operations in spatial reasoning and spatial 
planning. Potential applications of such a theory are human-machine 
interaction tasks. More precisely, this interdisciplinary project 
intends to (i) identify factors that influence human spatial reasoning 
and planning processes from a psychological and neuroscience perspective 
in contrast to formal approaches in constraint satisfaction, (ii) 
formally specify these with the help of formal and computational 
techniques, and (iii) develop a cognitive complexity measure for human 
spatial planning.
More information on the research center can be found at
http://www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/

- Qualifications: -

Applicants must have qualifications in the field of fMRI-research. 
Especially regarding planning and conducting such experimental studies 
and statistical analysis with SPM and Matlab. Strong interest in 
cognitive science research and in interdisciplinary collaboration is 
expected.

The position is a 50% position, thus geared towards a doctoral 
researcher. The successful applicant is expected to work on obtaining a 
doctoral degree in Cognitive Science or Psychology (only if the first 
degree has also been obtained in Psychology) in the scope of this position.

We offer the opportunity to gain research experience in a modern and 
enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and 
international links. Responsibilities include project work and research, 
publication of research results, supervision of student projects, 
participation in the activities of the SFB/TR 8, and contribution to 
research proposals.

Conditions of Employment: -

Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, 50%
position, approx. EUR 18,000-22,000 p.a. en gross). The position is 
available from May 15 2012 (or later) and limited until the end of 2014.


As the University of Freiburg intends to increase the proportion of 
female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. 
In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons 
will be given priority. Applicants with a migration background are very 
welcome.


- How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: -

Please address questions about the position and send your application
(preferably by email) to:

Dr. Marco Ragni <application at cognition.uni-freiburg.de>

SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition
Universitaet Freiburg
Friedrichstr. 50
79098 Freiburg / Germany

For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document
copies, as all received application material will be destroyed after the 
selection process. Once again, we strongly encourage an application via 
email.


From Peter.Pirolli at parc.com  Tue Apr 24 12:53:18 2012
From: Peter.Pirolli at parc.com (Peter.Pirolli at parc.com)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:53:18 PDT
Subject: [ACT-R-users] Computational simulations of Social Cognitive Theory
Message-ID: <893338E1-DEDD-4135-9D83-E157BFE35ED3@parc.com>

Albert Bandura is often cited as one of the most significant psychologists of the 20th century and a leader in the 1960s-1970s cognitive revolution in psychology. His notion of self-efficacy (or more generally his Social Cognitive Theory) is qualitatively predictive of many motivational and learning effects (especially in behavior change and clinical approaches). Yet, I have been unable to find any substantial efforts at translating his theory into computational models. An alternate theory appears to be Power's Perceptual Control Theory, which has been modeled in computational form but not in what we would call a cognitive architecture.

I would be grateful for any pointers to papers or researchers.

--Pete


From andreas.luedtke at offis.de  Tue Apr 24 13:48:05 2012
From: andreas.luedtke at offis.de (Andreas Luedtke)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:48:05 +0200
Subject: [ACT-R-users] Management & Research Position at OFFIS:
 Human-Machine Interaction on Ship Bridges
Message-ID: <OF9A19F609.009523CE-ONC12579EA.005FEB02-C12579EA.0061C927@domino.offis.uni-oldenburg.de>

---- Apologies for multiple postings ----

Opening of a Postdoc Position at OFFIS: Human-Machine Interaction on Ship 
Bridges

The OFFIS Research Division Transportation (www.offis.de) has an open 
position for a post doc researcher on a full-time basis available 
immediately. 
The position is for 3 years with an optional extension up to 5 years. 

You will work in a European Project in the Maritime domain with leading 
scientists in the field of Human-Machine Interaction and with experts from 
the Transportation Industry. The position foresees to lead the 
international team of approx. 15 researchers from different research and 
industry organisations. The objective of the project is to research a new 
methodology for human-centred design of adaptive ship bridge systems based 
on models of distributed decision making processes of seafarers. We will 
perform a detailed investigation of decision making processes on 
(simulated and real) ship bridges in order to derive conceptual 
enhancements of an existing model architecture. The concept will be 
implemented into executable program code in order to perform model-based 
simulations of various maritime scenarios. The resulting model will be 
applied for assessment of human machine interaction (incl. workload and 
usability aspects) involving a new adaptive navigation system. Apart from 
leading the work you should contribute to the research tasks.

Our requirements: 
You should be highly motivated and possess the competence to lead a team 
of researchers. You should enjoy facing interdisciplinary challenges. As 
an application-oriented researcher you are interested in communicating and 
cooperating with industrial partners. 
We expect an outstanding M.Sc. or Diploma in Computer Science, Cognitive 
Psychology or a related discipline. An interest in, and preferably 
experience with, either Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, 
Software Development and/or Safety Critical Assistance Systems are 
essential. The position has a strong focus on the management of the 
project including the management of the human modeling activities. For 
this position a completed doctoral thesis and experience in leading 
research teams is required. 

What we offer:
OFFIS is located in Oldenburg (north western Germany) - a dynamic 
university city with a distinct sense of personality and an unique quality 
of life offering many cultural and free time possibilities. Oldenburg is 
located near Bremen and Hamburg with the North Sea only few kilometres 
away. OFFIS is an institute for information technology with an 
international focus. For our employees, we offer a professionally and 
socially attractive working environment. As an academic institute, we have 
in cooperation with the University excellent opportunities for the 
development of professional and personal skills in a scientific 
environment. The salary will be dependent on the qualifications and 
performance.
For more information, please contact me via mail luedtke(at)offis.de or 
phone +49-441-9722-530.

Please submit your application including the usual documents to: 
personal(at)offis.de

Thank you and best regards,
Andreas Luedtke

-- 
Dr. Andreas Luedtke
Leiter Technologiecluster | Manager
Human-Machine Interaction

OFFIS
FuE Bereich Verkehr | R&D Division Transportation
Escherweg 2 - 26121 Oldenburg - Germany
Phone/Fax.: +49 441 9722-530/-102
E-Mail: luedtke at offis.de
URL: http://www.offis.de
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From guicho2.71828 at gmail.com  Thu Apr 26 03:55:56 2012
From: guicho2.71828 at gmail.com (Masataro Asai)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:55:56 +0900
Subject: [ACT-R-users] reference manual in tex version
Message-ID: <4F98FF8C.5010204@gmail.com>

Hello everyone.

Does anyone have a tex version of the reference manual of act-r 6 ?
On the official cmu web site I only found a pdf version.
I want to convert it into html and look it up as I do with hyperspec.

If there is no tex version I will convert it into text and regex' it.
However obviously it takes too much time and effort to do it.
I also tried pdf2html but the converted result did not seem successful.

Thank you in advance,

-- 

Masataro Asai

SIM (Department of System Innovation)
Faculty of Enginnering
University of Tokyo
Mail: guicho2.71828 at gmail.com
Tel: 81-44-856-9009


From db30 at andrew.cmu.edu  Thu Apr 26 09:20:52 2012
From: db30 at andrew.cmu.edu (db30 at andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:20:52 -0400
Subject: [ACT-R-users] reference manual in tex version
In-Reply-To: <4F98FF8C.5010204@gmail.com>
References: <4F98FF8C.5010204@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8094B0F198E01B58B6DFC7B1@actr6b.cmu.edu>



--On Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:55 PM +0900 Masataro Asai 
<guicho2.71828 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone.
>
> Does anyone have a tex version of the reference manual of act-r 6 ?
> On the official cmu web site I only found a pdf version.
> I want to convert it into html and look it up as I do with hyperspec.
>
> If there is no tex version I will convert it into text and regex' it.
> However obviously it takes too much time and effort to do it.
> I also tried pdf2html but the converted result did not seem successful.
>


I don't know of a tex version, but you can get the original, which is
a Microsoft Word document, from the ACT-R Subversion repository.  The
archive is at: svn://jordan.psy.cmu.edu/usr/local/svnroot/actr6.

Hope that helps,
Dan